Nevada County picayune., 1887-03-02
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 placed the crown of succession, lut thc President with his charac- teristic selt-aSoertion will noIh'' uate his own choice for the place. The position is the most important in inc cabinet, and besides the po- liticol considerations that necess- arily operats in the selection, It re ouires a man of pronounced char acter and ability 10 fill 1t accept ably. New York claims the place, urging strong political and con- commercial reasons. and 1t Is eX- pected the appointment will go to that State. Speaker Carlisle Is prominently mentioned as the com ing man, but it is a question as to whether he would except, as his present position as Speaker of the House of Representatives IS llSher dignity in and influence than any Cabinet office.
 The Senate has decided to re- move the injunction of secrecy from the papers in the Matthews ease, and it will then appear on what grounds his nomination tor Recorder of Deeds for the Dis. trict of Columbia, was twice reject ed. It will be shown that the ef' forts of over.zealous politicians to dignify with national interest a matter of surely local importance, are not sustained by the real facts, and equally false to locate the causes for the action of the Senate in anything but the fact of Matth' ews being nonresident. Race prejudice, and political animosity formed no part of the consideration and when it is remembered, as ls should be that Democrats as well as Republicans voted for rejection, it should divest the matter ot any political character.
 The Senate Committee on Print ing will report adversely on the nomination of Mir. Benedict for Public Printer. The ground upon which this report will be used Is that Mir. Benedict is not a pracu- cal printer, d qualification which the law requires must be possessed by the incumbent of this position It is not believed that the Senate will reject hlm on this ground alone. It is hoped however that another fight between the Executive and the Senate similar to the Matthews case will be avoided.
 "America for Americans' was the principle that actuated a pat riotic Congressman who introduced on Thursday q bill providing for the dismissal from the public ser vice of all persons employed in auy Government bureau, who are not citizens of the United States by nativity or by naturalization, and providing further that here. after no person shall be appointed to or hold office in the service of the United States who is not a clti- zen of the same.
 The opposition to the coniirma- ton of Capt. Greedy for Chief Sig nal Officer with the rank of briga. dier general, has already materllz ed, and it will also be resisted by army influence, as his nomination jumped scores of colOnes and ma iors who feel their priority of ser vice seniority of rank contributed a higher claim.
 The investigation into alleged election outrages in Texas, now in progress in the Senate, is having about the same developments that usually attend such proceedings. The complainants present strong case, supporting their side by a "cloud ot witnesses" who testify to the oUtrages to which Republicans have been subjected. The defense comes forward with an equally viz orous denial, and a mass of contra dictory' evidence from which it would appear that in no State are elections as peaceable and orderly, and as honestly conducted, as in Texas.
 The Belmont fisheries bill which passed the House on Thursday diff. fers from that passed by the Senate on the same subject by including provisions which prohibit the transportation of Canadian pro. lucts, or the moving of locomo. ives, cars &c., into the United States.